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Three in the afternoon. Keith sat with his bare feet propped up on the coffee table, hung over like hell, nursing a beer, watching the Mets lose their fourth of the last five games. On top of which, he had lost Lesli. What the hell else could go wrong?
He had managed, by the skin of his teeth and Helen St. James’ good graces, to not foul up a gig. But that didn’t make the … [Read more...]

Editor’s note: This is the 16th episode of “Black & Single Blues” since the series began in our February 14 issue. Thus far, Dwight Hobbes’ continuation and expansion of a story that originally appeared in Essence magazine has taken Keith Jackson through prolonged reflection on his relationship with Lesli Hall, who remain unaware of Keith’s doubts about … [Read more...]

How could Keith figure out a way to not break Lesli’s heart? A knife began twisting in his gut. Why? He’d walked away from women with barely more than a second thought. Who was she to be somebody so special?
Back when they’d first hooked up, he’d been home from the L.A. movie shoot not a full two weeks when he caught another call to go west. This … [Read more...]

When last we left our intrepid hero, he was wondering what the hell good it was doing to stand at the window and watch the street below as he pondered the future of his relationship with Lesli, who was still asleep in his bed.
Not much, he decided. Push unquestionably had come to shove. He wasn’t quite sure how he knew. But like looking in a lover’s eye, he knew.
Lesli … [Read more...]

James on Jazz
By Robin James
(l-r) Delfeayo Marsalis, Branford Marsalis and Wynton Marsalis performed at the NEA Jazz Master Awards Ceremony and Concert held in New York Jan. 11. Their father Ellis (left photo) accepted a Jazz Master Award granted to the entire family.
-Photos by Charles Skye courtesy of the Associated Press
Hello, 2011. Welcome. So much to do, so much to … [Read more...]